Holder for lighting-fixtures.



N. B. OPPEN.

HOLDER FOR LIGHTING FIXTURES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 4, 1914.

1,143,775 Patented June 22, 1915.

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NORTIE BENJ'. OPPEN', OF STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN.

HOLDER FOR LIGHTING-FIXTURES.

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Application filed August 4, 1914. Serial No. 855,027.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Non'rrn B. OPPEN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Stoughton, in the county ofDane and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Holders for Lighting-Fixtures, of which the following is aspecification.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple and efiicient devicefor use in holding and supporting lighting fixtures in the nature ofchandeliers and the like.

The invention contemplates, among other features, the provision of asimple device preferably adapted to depend from the ceiling and whichhas connection with a lighting fixture such as a chandelier for thepurpose of supporting the same relatively to the ceiling and whereby thechandelier can behung or mounted without necessitating an unusualtwisting of wires in the event that the fixture is an electric fixtureand whereby, furthermore, the lighting fixture can be readily hung ormounted by one person, whereas it usually necessitates the skill andlabor of two or more persons to locate and mount a single fixture.

In the further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to theaccompanying drawings, constituting a part of this specification, inwhich similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in allthe views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of my device, showingthe same supporting the fixture; Fig. 2 is a vertical transversesectional view taken on the line 22 in Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the connecting sections, showing the same relativelydetached.

Referring more particularly to the views, I provide a hanger-likecrow-foot 10, adapted for connection with a ceiling 11, by means ofsuitable screws 12, the medial portion of the crow-foot being providedwith a threaded opening through which is adapted to extend a threadedshank 13 formed with a section 14 substantially rectangular inconfiguration and provided in the under side thereof with afrusto-conical recess 15. A section 16, somewhat similar inconfiguration to the section 14, has a frusto-conical head 17 adapted tobe received in the recess 15, a pin 18 being arranged to pass throughthe lower part of the section 14 and the head 17 to secure the sectionstogether, the said pin being preferably in the nature of a cotter-pin.

A fixture 19 includes a threaded tubular shank 20, through which theusual wires 21, in the event that the fixture is an electric fixture,are adapted to pass, and the said shank 20 is also adapted for threadedconnection with the section 16, as shown, so that the wires can beextended through transverse openings 22 formed in the section andcommunicating with the tubular shank 20. A canopy 23 is adaped toinclose the crow-foot 10, the sections 14 and 16 and the upper portionof the fixture 19 and the said canopy preferably has sliding engagementwith the fixture and is rigidly secured in position by a screw 24engaging the fixture so that the lower end of the canopy will be held inengagement with the finished portion of the fixture, whereas the upperportion of the canopy will abut against the ceilmg.

In the use of the device described the crow-foot 10 is first secured tothe ceiling, after which the fixture 19 is connected with the section16. The section 14 is then arranged in threaded engagement with thecrow-foot 10 and when this has been accomplished the sections 14 and 16are connected and secured together by means of a pin 18. The canopy 23is now arranged in the position shown in the views and thus it will beseen that the fixture will be rigidly supported on the ceiling and thevarious parts for providing connection between the fixture and theceiling will be inclosed by the canopy so that the fixture at its pointof connection with the ceiling will present a neat and effectiveappearance.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a holder for light fixtures, the combination with a crow-foot forconnection with a wall or ceiling, of a section carried by thecrow-foot, a second section for connection with the fixture and providedwith openings for the passage of wires projecting from the fixture, anda pin extending transversely through the sections for securing thesecond section to the first section when the same are united.

2. In a holder for fixtures, the combination with a threaded shank onthe fixture, of a section for connection with the shank, a head formedwith the said section, a crowfoot, a second section provided with a recess adapted to receive the head of the first In testimony whereof Iafiix my signature section therein, a shank on the second secin presenceof two Witnesses. tion and adapted for engagement with the crow-foot,and a pin adapted to pass through NORTIE BENJ' OPPEN' the second sectionand the head of the first V Witnesses:

section When the said sections have been R. L. BLODGETT,

connected. L. G. CU'RRIER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, .D. G.

